The Ambetter Health 400 race at Atlanta Motor Speedway was a long race lasting 260 laps, with 10 caution flags waving during the event.
Some drivers felt the strain of the grueling race more than others.
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Denny Hamlin in the #11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota looks on before the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on February 25, 2024 in Hampton, Georgia. (Jeffrey Best/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Denny Hamlin admitted that he Podcast “Toxic Behavior” On Monday, he had to urinate in his suit. He said it was the first time he had done something like that in his career.
“For the first time in my entire career…19 years, I peed in my seat,” he said. “It hurt. I was thirsty for the second half of the race, but my body hurt and I couldn’t drink any more. I just sat in the seat and said, ‘Leave me alone, leave me alone.’ And I just sat there.” I couldn’t let it go. ”
Hamlin said he couldn’t get over the mental barrier of feeling safe inside the race car. The number of caution flags hampered his ability and he probably could not sustain himself until the end of the race.
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#11 Joe runs under the flag stand as the referee waves a yellow flag during the NASCAR Cup Series Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, Georgia on February 25, 2024. – Denny Hamlin of Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
He said he started thinking of something to get rid of him and it came to him.
“Then I took my first dribble and boom,” Hamlin said. “It was warm, but cold. I had never felt what it felt like to pee on a seat. But I kind of liked it. Is that weird?”
Hamlin said he knows several drivers who drive like this on a regular basis, but he just couldn’t get his body to turn on.
Hamlin finished 23rd in a race that Daniel Suarez won by 0.003 seconds over Ryan Blaney and Kurt Busch.
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The #11 Joe Gibbs Racing FedEx Toyota races in Turn 4 during the NASCAR Cup Series Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Denny Hamlin. (Jeff Robinson/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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